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| Tom Phillips / Eurogamer.net: |
Microsoft to let Xbox One games connect with PC and other console networks — Issues “open invitation” for Cross-Network Play, starting with Rocket League. — Microsoft has announced its support for Cross-Network Play, allowing Xbox owners to play games with anyone on PC or PlayStation.
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Xbox Wire, Rocket League, Ars Technica, SiliconANGLE, PCWorld, Digital Trends, DualShockers, Wired, TechCrunch, Pocket-lint, Forbes, BetaNews, MobileSyrup.com, Business Insider, Geek.com, International Business Times, CBS Miami, The Verge, GamePolitics, VentureBeat, GeekWire, WinBeta, VG247, The Next Web, TechnoBuffalo, Kotaku, Mashable, Redmond Pie, Tech Times, Ubergizmo, TechSpot, BGR, Engadget, Windows Central, SlashGear, Neowin, Gamasutra, Shacknews, destructoid, CNET, Polygon, Windows Central and GamesIndustry.biz
Tweets: @joe_co_uk, @iocat and @ow
| John Ribeiro / PCWorld: |
Microsoft's AIX, an AI platform atop of Minecraft used for testing AI projects, to be open sourced this summer — Microsoft will open-source AI development platform based on Minecraft — AIX uses the Minecraft gaming platform for testing new research — Microsoft has decided to open-source …
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Next at Microsoft, BBC, The Register, CNET, The Next Web, Petri, Geek.com, Motherboard, SiliconANGLE, WinBeta, GeekWire, Business Cloud News, Digital Trends, TechSpot, VG247, SiliconBeat, BetaNews, Neowin, Ars Technica UK, TIME, Computerworld, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Windows Central, TechCrunch, Engadget, Boing Boing, VICE, Business Insider, Gizmodo, ZDNet, Silicon Republic, SlashGear and VentureBeat
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google announces new services for Android game devs, including a recording API for livestreaming and a new ad type to let users trial games directly from search — Google launches new services for Android game developers — Google today announced a number of new services for game developers …
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Android Developers Blog, Inside AdWords, The Verge, The Verge, Engadget, VentureBeat, Pocketnow, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Re/code, The Next Web and Search Engine Land. Tweets: @adwords
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Skype for Web upgraded, now supports dialing mobile phones, landlines and more — Skype for Web, the browser-based version of Microsoft's popular communications software introduced last year, is getting a slew of new features that brings it more in line with its desktop and mobile counterparts … | Cade Metz / Wired: |
How Dropbox moved 90% of its files from Amazon's S3 to data centers designed by its own engineers over two-and-a-half years — The Epic Story of Dropbox's Exodus From the Amazon Cloud Empire — If you're one of 500 million people who use Dropbox, it's just a folder on your computer desktop …
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Dropbox Tech Blog, The Register, Computerworld, iPhone in Canada Blog, ZDNet, WebProNews, Fortune and Slashdot
Tweets: @anshublog, @tammybutow, @wired and @sdean
| Danny Yadron / Guardian: |
Spurred on by Apple/FBI standoff, Facebook, Google, Snapchat plan to increase encryption of user data; WhatsApp plans to add encrypted voice calls within weeks — Facebook, Google and WhatsApp plan to increase encryption of user data — Spurred on by Apple's battles against the FBI …
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Wired, Gizmodo, The Stack, SiliconBeat, SlashGear, CNET, USA Today, Digital Trends, FierceWireless, Ubergizmo, Investor's Business Daily, BetaNews, ZDNet, The Next Web, PYMNTS.com, New York Magazine, InvestorPlace, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, We Live Security, Silicon Valley Business …, The Verge, International Business Times, Android Authority and Observer. Tweets: @csoghoian
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Google loses anti-monopoly appeal in Russia over ‘obligatory’ pre-installation of Android apps — Google has been dealt a blow in its ongoing battle with European regulators — the Internet giant has lost its anti-monopoly appeal in Russia. — The Moscow Arbitration court has upheld … | Husain Sumra / MacRumors: |
Last Week Tonight's John Oliver weighs in on Apple's legal battle with the FBI, explains the importance of encryption — John Oliver Creates Apple Encryption Ad in ‘Last Week Tonight’ Segment on FBI Backdoor Request — Last Week Tonight host John Oliver tackled Apple and the FBI's duel …
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YouTube, The Verge, VentureBeat, The Next Web, Engadget, Techdirt, Macworld, The Register, Gizmodo, TechnoBuffalo, 9to5Mac, CNET, Wall Street Journal, MacNN, Variety, Slate, CBS News, TIME, Re/code, Digital Trends, Laughing Squid, Vox, CNET, BGR, Billboard, Quartz, Tech Times, Mashable, TechCrunch, PhoneArena, Newser, GamePolitics, AppleInsider, The Huffington Post and Computerworld
Tweets: @snowden, @dhh and @dannysullivan
| Ellen Huet / Bloomberg Business: |
Zirx and Luxe shift away from on-demand valet parking, start selling services to companies instead of consumers — On-Demand Valet Parking Seemed Like Such a Great Idea. It Wasn't — Zirx and Luxe are shifting away from the on-demand model and selling their services to companies instead of consumers| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Sony PlayStation Vue launches “Slim” TV bundles nationwide starting at $30 per month but without live broadcast channels in most markets — Sony PlayStation Vue Launches ‘Slim’ TV Bundles Nationwide Without Live Broadcast Channels — Packages priced $10 per month below ‘full’ TV service …
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PR Newswire, The Verge, Deadline, ZDNet, Digital Trends, VentureBeat, TIME, FierceCable, Associated Press, CNET, Engadget and USA Today
| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Apple News introduces ad format for sponsored posts, in line with articles, with Apple keeping 30% of revenue — Apple News will soon get ‘native’ ads that look like articles — Apple has introduced a new ad format for sponsored posts that will appear in users' news feeds alongside articles in the Apple News app.
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AppleInsider and 9to5Mac
| John D. Stoll / Wall Street Journal: |
Honda's $20,440 Civic LX now offers self-driving capability for highway use — A $20,000 Self-Driving Vehicle Hits the Road — As auto makers offer these option packages for as low as $1,800, they are being snapped up faster than electrified vehicles — The Obama administration … Sponsor Posts
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